Bechdel draws for lesbians
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two young lesbians: Mo, “a young,
while, middle-class dyke vaguely
based on me,” said Bcchdcl; and
Lois, cool, relaxed, and having
many girlfriends.
“The hardest thing for me as a
cartoonist has been taking myself
seriously,” said Bcchdcl. The fall
1986 publication of the first book of
compilations from “Dykes to
Watch Out For” by the Firebrand
Press has helped Bcchdcl take her
self seriously, she said.
Today, with her second book of
cartoons about to come out, Bech
del does “pretty well” compared to
other alternative cartoonists, she
said. In fact, Bcchdel now makes
her entire living from the gay com
munity — she’s the production
manager of Equal Time Magazine
in Minneapolis, and still has her
revenue as an illustrator. Although
she admitted that as a lesbian car
toonist, she will never appear in the
daily papers, Bcchdcl finds the les
bian community very supportive of
her work.
Themost importantaspcctof her
work, Bcchdcl concluded, is show
ing lesbians as they really are. At
this point in her work, Bechdel
wants to hit a “universal chord”
between all lifestyles “without be
traying an individual community.”
“I think it would be great if
straight people read my cartoons,”
said Bcchdcl, but added, “...I really
draw them for lesbians.”
Bechdcl’s presentation was
sponsored by the UNL Gay/Lcs
bian Programming Committee. Co
chairs Nanci Hamilton and Dave
Whitaker were not completely sat
isfied with the attendance, but cited
that the nearly two hour delay may
have contributed to the problem.
Both Hamilton and Whitaker in
vited the public to attend the fall
planning meeting of the G/LPC on
Tuesday, April 19th, in the Ne
braska Union.
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The Church has, for a relatively
modest time, been one of Australia’s
most popular bands. Similar to its
nearby counterpart Midnight Oil, the
band has never sold many records in
America until now, but has collected
a fair share of praise from critics.
Now the Church has hit us with yet
another LP, “Starfish.” Probably its
most winning attribute is getting
away from the REM-cIone album
“Heyday.” Once again they find
k themselves reinventing and rethink
M ing the Church sound to great advan
tage.
My first initiation into the
Church’s own peculiar vision of the
Australian outback came in 1983
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from a friend’s copy of “Seance.”
Hearing those beautifully twanging
guitars was a revelation. “Seance”
brought out a ’60s sound that didn’t
seem to exist with other bands at the
lime, despite their best retroactive
efforts.
But to the present. “Starfish” pres
ents us with 10 new songs and a
different perspective. Steve Kilbey is
more subdued in his writing than
longtime Church listeners will be
used to. “Destination” reflects his
concern with the microcosms around
us that are often taken for granted.
“Under the Milky Way,” the cut cur
rently getting the most attention, is a
contemplation of sorts while the rest
of side one is subtle.
— Ken Havlat
Those Guys, “Rock-N-StulT’ (inde
pendently produced cassette)
This is an exciting time in
Lincoln’s music scene. Talented,
creative musicians abound, but there
is no No.l band. As bands vie for a
larger audience, they release tapes of
their music both to gauge their popu
larity and to spread their sound.
The latest band to throw its hat in
the ring is Those Guys. After playing
to Lincoln audiences off and on for
several years now, the band recently
released its first tape, “Rock-N
S tuff.” The title reflects the variety of
musical styles on the tape.
There arc several directions Those
Guys could take.
Those Guys experiment with the
pop sound. The first two songs on the
tape, “Sister Swing” and “Cover
Girl,” feature layers of sound, clean
and crisp guitar work, exciting vocal
harmonies and attention to dynamics.
They arc fun songs that showcase
their musicianship, yet don’t tax the
listener’s mental faculties much.
“The Weakness” and “Original
Sin” are their contributions to R&B.
These songs extoll the physical weak
nesses that eventually lead to moral
bankruptcy and the breakdown of the
American way of life. More than that,
they are a slice of angst-ridden ’80s
life. The songs are about relationships
between men and women, mistrust,
sexual paranoia, and a plethora of
other unhealthy attitudes running
amok through a generation with little
else to live for other than satisfying
selfish desires.
“Mr. President” and “Bibles &
Guns” arc songs with a social mes
sage. “Mr. President” is a fun semi
psychedelic tune that makes some
what insolent but truthful remarks
about our president. “Bibles and
Guns” is about what the United Slates
sends to Central America. The use of
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